Table 3. SF-36 normalized component summaries scores (mean ± sd) according to covariates among 180 students from a private medical school, Salvador, Brazil, 2013
Covariates n Physical Component Summary P Mental Component Summary P
Age, years          
  17-22 93 49.7 ± 7.1 0.154 42.1 ± 11.1 0.895
  23-33 87 51.2 ± 6.6   41.8 ± 12.3  
Sex          
  F 105 49.5 ± 7.2 0.031 40.7 ± 11.6 0.089
  M 75 51.7 ± 6.2   43.7 ± 11.5  
FIES          
  No 87 51.8 ± 6.6 0.010 43.8 ± 11.7 0.037
  Yes 93 49.2 ± 7.0   40.2 ± 11.4  
Sleepiness          
  No 87 51.8 ± 6.6 0.007 43.1 ± 11.9 0.194
  Yes 93 49.1 ± 7.0   40.9 ± 11.4  
Headache          
  No 84 52.3 ± 6.1 0.014 44.1 ± 10.7 0.001
  Yes 96 48.8 ± 7.2   40.1 ± 12.2  
Physical activity          
  No 73 49.6 ± 7.1 0.163 39.5 ± 12.1 0.018
  Yes 107 51.0 ± 9.7   43.6 ± 11.1  
Rented house          
  No 142 50.5 ± 7.1 0.691 42.5 ± 11.8 0.251
  Yes 38 50.1 ± 6.2   40.0 ± 10.8  
Live with family          
  No 48 50.8 ± 5.8 0.668 40.3 ± 11.4 0.264
  Yes 132 50.3 ± 7.3   42.5 ± 11.7  
Have a housemaid          
  No 74 49.8 ± 6.5 0.318 41.2 ± 11.6 0.444
  Yes 106 50.9 ± 7.2   42.5 ± 11.7  
Have a car          
  No 59 51.1 ± 7.4 0.398 40.0 ± 11.4 0.118
  Yes 121 50.1 ± 6.6   42.1 ± 1.79  
Int J Med Educ. 2015; 6:149-154; doi: 10.5116/ijme.563a.5dec